So this week I’ve been focused on writing a journal article which is part of my PhD research. It’s a summary article looking at the process of engaging with a networked public during a disaster via social media. One of the key areas that I’ve...

Guest speaker for social media at Australian Centre of Excellence in Local Government, Canberra At the beginning of December I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the Social Media Roundtable at the Australian Centre of Excellence in Local Government, being held...

Social Media use in Brisbane Floods Wins Council AMI Award It was a very proud day today within the Digital Communication team at Brisbane City Council. We were the proud recipients of the Social Marketing Qld AMI Award for our work using social media during the...

Social media training and workshop on the Gold Coast – Cupcakes and Connections Today I had the joy of teaching a lovely bunch of ladies a little bit more about Facebook. My company Social Ignition held our Cupcakes and Connections morning and it was an absolute...

Social media speaker at the Brisbane Institute A few weeks ago I was honored to be one of the guest presenters at The Brisbane Institute’s Packed Lunch event. This event focused on using social media to power up your online presence and my presentation was on...

So, last night I was lucky enough to do a guest lecture for the lovely Master of Information Technology class at QUT. I was invited to do the lecture by Kate Davis, a fantastic lecturer there who had seen me talk at a Social Media Club event last year. The great thing...